Is this a sign of things to come? It has been predicted that we are one huge cyberattack away from martial law -- namely because it appears that there is a on-going power struggle between Obama's cybersecurity team and the National Security Agency. Nevertheless, Mischel Kwon, the director of the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, is the 2nd top cybersecurity official to resign this week.
Kwon, who is the fourth US-CERT director in five years, was frustrated by bureaucratic obstacles and a lack of authority to fulfill her mission, according to colleagues who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Her departure follows the resignation of the lead White House cybersecurity official, Melissa E. Hathaway, who said last week that she would step down.In March, another Homeland Security cybersecurity official, Rod Beckstrom, resigned, citing a lack of support inside the agency and what he described as a power grab by the National Security Agency.
Source: Washington Post
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